Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-08-30
Local Miscellany.


Improving South Samuel street.
Potomac Commandery, No. 5,
Knights Templar, will meet next
Tuesday evening, at u O'Clock.
Mr.. VIM. Kahn, enterprising
Clothicr,Thas returned from New
York with a large supply of New
Fall Goods.
DIR. Jas. NJ. Ransom will visit Shep-
herdstown professionally neat geek
not this week, as the Register mad
vertently states.
Mr.. Jno. w. Russell has contracted
to tin-roof the Kabletown Church {;
also the dwelling of Mr.. J. o. Tut
%ilcr of this place.
The office of Superintendent of Re-
pairs of U. S. Public Buildings will
shortly be removed from this place
to Washington City.
Mr.. F. L. Beller is erecting a hand
some new porch in front of the dwell
ling of AR. George WaShington-the
Rutherford property.
We return thanks to the manage
ment for an invitation to attend the
Molcr's Grove Exhibition, to be held
September 9TH and Sth.
Mr.. Samuel ]. Boyd's flock of
sheep was raided upon by dogs few
nights ago-two sheep killed and
another has since died.
Charlcstown docs not often afford
two circuscs in one day, but she had
them last Friday. Nothing like hav-
ing lirst-class city, however.
Letters are advertised at Charleston
for Miss Annie Hooe, G. II. Hagley,
Scott Mcknight, Simon ShIoss, Miss
Emma Simpson and Joe Wallace.
a large force of mechanics are
busiIy engaged in putting extensive
improvements upon "CIaymont, the
attractive residence of Mr.. C. l..
Dawson.
Mr.. Spelman, our cntcrprisiDg and
competent photographer, has added
to his collection a fine view of Main
street, looking eastward from near
George street.
The surviving members of Col.
WIN. y. Morgan's regiment lst Va.
Cavalry, G. 5. A. will hold a re-
union at Morsals' Grove, in this
county, next year.
log cholera is again making raw
ages in this county. Mrs. Amanda
Stridcr, residing near Halltown, we
understand. has already lost large
number this season.
We arc requested to announce that
Bishop John J. Kahn, of the Catholic
Church, will deliver Lecture in
Washington Hall on Monday evening
next, August 29th, at Z! o'clock
The public is cordially invited 10 at
tend.
Sheriff Hurst is having his large
brick dwelling at Iiarpcr's Ferry Gun
til recently occupied as post office
and for other public purposes) hand
somely painted and papered, and rem
ovatcd throughout, for his own occu-
pancy.
The Sunday School connected with
Oakland NJ. L. Church South will
hold n Basket Picnic on Saturday,
September 10th. All friends of the
School arc cordially invited to attend
not forgetting the nccdful basket
on the occasion.
Robert Burke. a colorcd youth of
about sixteen years Of age, attempted
TO board S. V. r Il. freight train
coming in to CharIestown last Tues
day. and had one of his feet mashed
so severely that amputation became
necessary. Drs. Richardson and Ncill
performed the operation.
When you go to Berkeley Springs
put up at the Florence House, of
which MIR. J. G.. Hunter is the justly
popular landlord. and his wife the
estimable landlady. Capt. Sep.
Stewart, we'll known as a former res
idcnt of Charlestown, is general
manager, and will always be sure to
give his old jefferson friends 4 royal
welcome.
Deputy w. L. Dalgarn is putting a
handsome rail around the clerk plat
form in the cOurt-room--whethe being
made for the purpose of contracting
the liberty of our worthy clerk, in
the light that it is dangerous for him
to be abroad, or simply as a matter
of necessity for the expedition of
public business, deponent saith not.
The improvement, however, is a
good one.
We respectfully call attention to
the advertisement, in this issue, of
Mr.. Samuel j. Lang, our merchant
tailor. Mr.. L. came among us I'M
known, but not without being armed
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